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Re: Who names new roads?
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:57:09 +0100
In message <jql8b4ljl3v72b0kere2fujra712e01p1s@4ax.com>, at 20:20:25 on
Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Alasdair <mail@bobaxter.coo.uk> remarked:
>There is a village in Staffordshire called Gnosall. How is that
>pronounced?
No sal (as in salt), apparently.
--
Roland Perry ...
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Re: Who names new roads?
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:53 +0100 (BST)
In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.0808261532230.3336@urchin.earth.li>,
twic@urchin.earth.li (Tom Anderson) wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Roland Perry wrote:
>
> > In message <Pine.LNX.4.64.0808261153140.10664@urchin.earth.li>,
> > at 11:59:31 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Tom Anderson
> > <twic@urchin.earth.li> remarked:
> ...
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Re: Who names new roads?
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:49 +0100 (BST)
In article <X9gkaXJ47+sIFAKx@perry.co.uk>, roland@perry.co.uk (Roland
Perry) wrote:
> In message <memo.20080826124337.776C@cam002297.rosenstiel.co.uk>,
> at 12:43:00 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Colin Rosenstiel
> <rosenstiel@cix.co.uk> remarked:
> >> but "Docwra" seems superficially unpronounceable as
> >> there's ...
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Re: Who names new roads?
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:32:19 +0100
On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
> In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.0808261153140.10664@urchin.earth.li>,
> twic@urchin.earth.li (Tom Anderson) wrote:
>
>> Speaking of Chesterton, why is there a cluster of caledonian
>> streets there? There's Scotland Road, Edinburgh Road, Kinross Road,
>> Inverness Close ...
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Re: Who names new roads?
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:44:19 +0100
In message <Pine.LNX.4.64.0808261153140.10664@urchin.earth.li>, at
11:59:31 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li>
remarked:
>>> There's a Docwra's Close next to Shepreth Station. Pronounce that!
>>
>> No harder than "Gwydir".
>
>Well, exactly.
Care to enlighten us on your preferred pronu ...
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Re: Who names new roads?
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:43 +0100 (BST)
In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.0808261153140.10664@urchin.earth.li>,
twic@urchin.earth.li (Tom Anderson) wrote:
> Speaking of Chesterton, why is there a cluster of caledonian
> streets there? There's Scotland Road, Edinburgh Road, Kinross Road,
> Inverness Close, Stirling Close. The road layout makes me think
> t ...
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Re: Who names new roads?
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:46:36 +0100
In message <memo.20080826093034.776v@cam002297.rosenstiel.co.uk>, at
09:30:00 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008, Colin Rosenstiel <rosenstiel@cix.co.uk>
remarked:
>> There's a Docwra's Close next to Shepreth Station. Pronounce that!
>
>No harder than "Gwydir".
I can have a stab at "Gwydir" (perhaps to rhyme with "why-dear ...
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Re: Who names new roads?
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:30 +0100 (BST)
In article <uV+qwE7Cm6sIFAvc@perry.co.uk>, roland@perry.co.uk (Roland
Perry) wrote:
> In message <sed6b4dkad443jd7tdde74r0hufa05vksj@4ax.com>, at
> 23:48:17 on Mon, 25 Aug 2008, Alasdair <mail@bobaxter.coo.uk>
> remarked:
> >I have come across several cases where roads have been named by
> >developers. Ther ...
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Goto london and get great jobs
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:47:28 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.richworld8.blogspot.com/ ...
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Re: What's happening on the Waterloo & City this weekend?
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:57 +0100 (BST)
In article <HwXlWOeIFusIFw5A@bluebadge.demon.co.uk>,
ian@bluebadge.demon.co.uk (Ian Jelf) wrote:
> In message
> <043c04c0-76f3-414f-b269-12a3660d9ab9@34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
> James Hatts <james.hatts@gmail.com> writes
> >Does anyone know the reason for the presence of a very large crane in
> >Baylis R ...
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